Dennis Erickson returned to the University of Idaho on Wednesday to accept the coaching position at the school that gave him his start.

Erickson, 58, had his first head coaching job at Idaho from 1982-85 before leaving for a string of college jobs that included two national championships at Miami.

Erickson signed a five-year deal worth about $1.5 million. It contains performance bonuses that could push that figure to $2.5 million, Athletic Director Rob Spear said.

Boston College plans to play a regular-season night hockey game under the lights at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox.

Colorado State athletic director Marc Driscoll resigned and will become a bank president in Fort Collins, Colo., a job he left nearly three years ago to take the CSU position.

OLYMPICS: IOC won’t drop Jones probe

The IOC will continue to investigate doping allegations against Marion Jones despite the five-time Olympic medalist’s court settlement with the man who accused her of using banned drugs.

The American sprinter settled her $25 million defamation suit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Monday against BALCO founder Victor Conte.

The IOC vowed to press forward with its inquiry into whether Jones was doped when she won five medals at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Former Olympic bobsledder Sebastien Gattuso was suspended for six months by Monaco’s anti-doping committee for a positive test for the banned hair-restoration drug Finasteride.

Canadian skier Erik Guay will miss the Olympic downhill Sunday because of a severely bruised calf and an inflamed knee.

SOCCER: U.S. drops Hejduk from team

Injured defender Frankie Hejduk and midfielders Kyle Martino and Santino Quaranta were dropped from the U.S. roster for Friday’s soccer exhibition game against Japan.

Also, defender Ugo Ihemelu (Galaxy) and goalkeeper Brad Guzan (Chivas USA) won’t make the trip to San Francisco and will practice with their MLS teams.

Diego Milito scored four goals as Zaragoza routed visiting Real Madrid, 6-1, in the first leg of the semifinals of the Spanish King’s Cup.

Alessandro Del Piero failed to convert a last-minute penalty kick, and Juventus ended its 12-game home winning streak with a 1-1 tie against Parma in Turin. Inter Milan’s 14-game unbeaten streak ended with a 2-1 loss at Fiorentina. AC Milan routed Treviso, 5-0, and AS Roma rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Cagliari, 4-3.

Chelsea defeated Everton, 4-1, and advanced to the fifth round of the English FA Cup, and Middlesbrough defeated Coventry, 1-0, and advanced to the final 16. In the Premier League, Liverpool lost for the third time in four games, 2-0.

Even as she approaches her 50th birthday and recovers from knee surgery, Martina Navratilova plans to play a full schedule of doubles tournaments this year, including the Grand Slams, and said she might take another stab at singles.

Andy Roddick is parting ways with coach Dean Goldfine after a little more than a year and will work with older brother John Roddick.

Argentina’s Mariano Hood was suspended for one year after testing positive for Finasteride after a French Open doubles quarterfinal.